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01-05-2004 | Original Article

A short chemical sensitivity scale for assessment of airway sensory hyperreactivity

Authors: Steven Nordin, Eva Millqvist, Olle Löwhagen, Mats Bende

Published in: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health | Issue 4/2004

Abstract

Objectives

A short version of the 21-item Chemical Sensitivity Scale (CSS), called the Chemical Sensitivity Scale for Sensory Hyperreactivity (CSS-SHR), was developed and evaluated for the quantifying of self-reported affective reactions to and behavioral disruptions in daily activities by odorous/pungent substances among patients with sensory hyperreactivity (SHR) for clinical and epidemiological studies.

Methods

Twenty-two patients with clinically diagnosed SHR and 124 control participants responded to the CSS and to additional questions about chemical sensitivity for the evaluation of the CSS-SHR.

Results

Eleven of the 21 items of the CSS were selected, on statistical grounds, to constitute the CSS-SHR, which was found to generate approximately normal distributions, have good test–retest reliability (r_xy=0.87), satisfying internal consistency (r_α=0.76–0.84) and predictive and concurrent validity, and to be uni-dimensional. The metric properties of the CSS-SHR were, despite its few items, comparable with those of the CSS. A proposed diagnostic cut-off score for SHR demonstrated a high correct classification rate (92%) for the CSS-SHR.

Conclusions

The favorable metric properties of the CSS-SHR and its sensitivity/specificity suggests that it is useful for clinical diagnosis and epidemiological study of sensory hyperreactivity in combination with other diagnostic tools.

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Title: A short chemical sensitivity scale for assessment of airway sensory hyperreactivity
Authors: Steven Nordin
Eva Millqvist
Olle Löwhagen
Mats Bende
Publication date: 01-05-2004
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health / Issue 4/2004
Print ISSN: 0340-0131
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1246
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-004-0504-7

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A short chemical sensitivity scale for assessment of airway sensory hyperreactivity

Abstract

Objectives

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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Abstract

Objectives

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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